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...that students receive a firm grounding in the basic principles of economics. It is difficult to see how a general education curriculum will prepare “students to be citizens of a democracy within a global society” without giving them a basic understanding of markets. The lack of emphasis in the report on the hard sciences and mathematics—a student could conceivably graduate barely having glanced at any numbers—also raises grave concerns, as these subjects are becoming increasingly applicable. While general education should not be pre-professional, allowing students to graduate from...
Quad residents expressed frustration at the lack of information provided to students concerning Armstrong’s absence...
Unlike at other junctures in Harvard’s history, a proposed change in the curriculum has been met with silence, particularly from undergraduates who seem to have tuned the curricular reforms out completely. The lack of engagement is frightening—this campus seems intent on forfeiting its chance to shape Harvard’s future...
It’s unreasonable to lay the blame for the dead air on the majority of undergraduates. Given that the curricular review has droned on for as long as most of us have been enrolled here, the lack of interest is understandable. But neither the duration of the review nor undergraduate apathy can excuse the inactivity of this campus’ leaders, who have made practically no effort to make the proposed reforms relevant for most Harvard students...
...Valentine said. He added that the store filled a unique niche in Cambridge with its specialty sections on the second floor, including classical, jazz, and foreign music. “There is nowhere else where you can get these things,” he said, emphasizing the lack of classical music in other stores. In a plea to his competitors, Valentine added, “we can only hope that, now that we are gone, they can take over.” Taking notice, nearby Newbury Comics, which began more than a quarter-century ago as a comic specialty store...